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Ted joined Deadline in 2020 and is based in Washington, D.C., where he covers politics, media and entertainment. He's reported on the intersection of politics and showbiz since 2006, as an editor and correspondent for Variety, as well as a contributor to publications such as Politico and as an on-air host for SiriusXM. He previously was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and TV Guide, and an editor at V Life. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and was born and raised in Minneapolis, a city that will always be home.
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Minnesota Congressman Dean Phillips Launches Challenge To Joe Biden For Democratic Nomination
Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN), who represents a suburban Minneapolis congressional district, launched a challenge to President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination.
His announcement has been expected for weeks, as Phillips, 54, warns that Biden’s age and low approval mean that he very likely may lose…
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Ron Nyswaner Talks About The History, Politics And Sex In “Fellow Travelers” — And What It Means For Today’s LGBTQ Movement
Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.”
At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction…
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NBC News’ Lester Holt And Kristen Welker To Moderate Next GOP Debate With Salem Radio’s Hugh Hewitt
NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt and Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker will moderate the next Republican debate along with Hugh Hewitt, host on the Salem Radio Network.
The lineup for the Nov. 8 event was announced on Nightly News this evening.
The debate will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m…
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White House State Dinner Guest List Includes Jeffrey Katzenberg, John Leguizamo and Itzhak Perlman
UPDATE: John Leguizamo and his wife Justine were given choice spots at the White House State Dinner: At the president’s table, seated with figures including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Earlier, Leguizamo told a reporter that he “definitely”…
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Donald Trump Fined Again For Violating Judge’s Gag Order
Former President Donald Trump was fined again by the New York judge who imposed a gag order that forbids Trump from attacking members of the judge’s staff.
Judge Arthur Engoron imposed a $10,000 fine on Trump, adding to the $5,000 sanction imposed last week, per the AP.
Engoron was angered by a…
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Mike Johnson Elected House Speaker, Ending Three Weeks Of GOP Disarray Over Choice Of Next Leader
UPDATE: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) won the vote for speaker, ending three-weeks of Republican intra-party divisions and bitter argument that paralyzed the House.
Johnson won 220 votes while Hakeem Jeffries drew 209 votes. The manual roll call was a contrast to previous ones, as Republicans were…
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GOP Picks Mike Johnson As Latest Speaker Candidate — Update
UPDATE: Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) is the latest GOP nominee for speaker, but he may face the same types of divisions that sank three previous party designees for the top House post.
Johnson, the vice chair of the House Republican Conference and deputy whip, drew 128 votes in the third ballot this…
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White House Alters State Dinner Plans Due To World Crises; The B-52s Will No Longer Perform — Update
UPDATE: First Lady Jill Biden said that The B-52s will no longer perform at the White House State Dinner on Wednesday, and that guests instead will listen to music from the “President’s Own” United States Marine Band and the Army and Air Force Strolling Strings.
The change — from the relentlessly…
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Attorney Jenna Ellis, Former Legal Adviser To Donald Trump, Pleads Guilty In Georgia Election Case
Attorney Jenna Ellis, once a steadfast media defender of Donald Trump and his false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, pleaded guilty today in the Georgia election case.
Ellis, who was a former legal adviser to Trump, pleaded guilty to a single felony charge of aiding and…
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New York Times Says It “Relied Too Heavily” On Hamas Claims In Initial Reporting On Gaza Hospital Blast
The New York Times acknowledged that it “relied too heavily” on Hamas’ claims about the source of a blast at al-Ahli Hospital last week in Gaza, as the Times and other mainstream outlets came under intense criticism for initial reports on the explosion.
The early reports in the Times, Reuters and…
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Hollywood Content Creators To Gather For Brady’s Gun Safety Summit; Organization Boosts Staff For Culture-Focused Campaign
Writer-producer Matt Nix, writer-producer Aaron Rahsaan Thomas, and writer Ephraim Salaam and others are gathering this evening at WME for Brady United Against Gun Violence’s Show Gun Safety Summit.
The event will focus on how content creators can “model gun safety on screen to positively change…
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Joe Biden’s Oval Office Address Drew 20.3 Million Viewers
President Joe Biden’s Oval Office address on Thursday night drew an estimated 20.3 million people across 10 networks.
The 15-minute speech, calling for U.S. support for international crises in Israel and Ukraine, compared to the 27.3 million who watched his State of the Union address in February…
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